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Cristóbal Balenciaga
Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Over-Bodice)early 1960s

Not on view
Floor-length blush-pink ensemble on a hanger, consisting of a smooth column dress beneath a hip-length sleeveless jacket densely embellished with horizontal bands of silver and pink beaded trim

Cristóbal Balenciaga, Balenciaga, Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Over-Bodice), early 1960s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Louis Benoist, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Cristóbal Balenciaga
Spain, active France, 1895-1972
Design House
Balenciaga
France, founded 1917
Title
Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Over-Bodice)
Place Made
France
Date Made
early 1960s
Medium
Dress: silk twill Over-Bodice: silk plain weave with supplementary metallic plastic weft patterning, with silk and metallic thread embroidery, glass beads, silk thread covered beads, and glass seed beads.
Dimensions
Length (a) Dress center back length): 54 7/8 in. (139.38 cm) Length (b) Over-Bodice with tassels center back length): 17 1/2 in. (44.45 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Louis Benoist
Accession Number
M.79.77a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles